Finance Operations Coordinator

Location:          Boston

Reporting to:     Senior Manager, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting, Finance

Orchard Therapeutics, recently acquired by Kyowa Kirin, is a global biotechnology gene therapy company dedicated to transforming the lives of people affected by rare diseases through the development of innovative, potentially curative gene therapies. Our ex vivo autologous gene therapy approach harnesses the power of genetically modified blood stem cells and seeks to correct the underlying cause of disease in a single administration. Orchard has its global headquarters in London and U.S. headquarters in Boston.

The Finance Operations Coordinator will be a key member of the Global Finance team for Orchard Therapeutics, which operates as a business unit of Kyowa Kirin.  The position will support key contracting, purchasing and accounting activities as well as providing cross functional support to ensure smooth and efficient accounting process flows from contract generation through to invoicing. 

The position requires knowledge of accounting and internal controls and the ability to work in a collaborative manner across the organization and with strategic partners and vendors to ensure effective communication with various levels of management and external service providers. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and resourceful, critical thinker to join a growing finance team. Candidates should possess a “can do” attitude, a strong teamwork ethic and a desire to continually enhance and improve financial and administrative processes.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Legal Department with contract management, including maintenance of “in-process” contracts list, gathering of signatures (internal and external) and e-filing of signed contracts
• Develop process to ensure expiring contracts are renewed or cancelled prior to notice periods
• Collaborate with all functions to ensure timely creation and accurate expense coding of purchase orders for all newly executed contracts
• Actively monitor and maintain purchase orders in NetSuite, including closing out purchase orders that are no longer needed
• Develop monthly reporting to contract owners to ensure visibility and awareness of open purchase orders to support proper month-end accruals
• Support the Finance team with general ledger accounting and the monthly close process by preparing journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations 
• Prepare monthly and ad-hoc financial reporting for senior management, including top vendors and analysis of spend by category
• Build relationships within the team and cross-functionally to foster collaboration

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or General Business
• 2+ years’ experience
• Team player, organized and self-motivated
• Strong attention to detail and consistent follow-up to close activities
• Able to succeed in a fast-paced and deadline driven environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standards
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP platform is preferred